oppilating

Variant of oppilate

oppilate definition

op·pi·late (äp′ə lāt′)

transitive verb oppilated -·lat′ed, oppilating -·lat′·ing

Rare to block or obstruct (the pores, bowels, etc.)

Etymology: < L oppilatus, pp. of oppilare, to stop up < ob- (see ob-) + pilare, to ram down < pilum, pestle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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